Tag: Cell Biology

SLAS Discovery announces its July feature article, ‘3D Cell-Based Assays for Drug Screens: Challenges in Imaging, Image Analysis, and High-Content Analysis’

Credit: David James Group Oak Brook, IL - In July's SLAS Discovery feature article, "3D Cell-Based Assays for Drug Screens: ...

Shedding light on rhodopsin dynamics in the retina

Credit: Kobe University Photoreceptor cells in our eyes can adjust to both weak and strong light levels, but we still ...

Ruminants’ genes are a treasure trove

Credit: Mogens Trolle The project gives valuable new insights on how genetic adjustments through evolution have rendered the ruminants one ...

Scientists hit pay dirt with new microbial research technique

A better method for studying microbes in the soil will help scientists understand large-scale environmental cyclesCredit: Susan Brand and Marilyn ...

A new drug target for chemically induced Parkinson’s disease

Researchers believe an enzyme targeted to the neuronal mitochondria may be responsible for converting compounds from alcohol, tobacco, and certain ...

New York Genome Center awarded $1.5M CZI grant for single-cell analysis toolkit

Combining multimodal methods to identify disease-causing genes of interest and extract more information at significantly reduced cost NEW YORK, NY ...

Chan Zuckerberg initiative awards $68 million to support the Human Cell Atlas

New grants support networks of scientists from diverse disciplines who study a variety of healthy human organsCredit: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ...

Straight to the heart

Credit: Sebastian Diecke, MDC An international team of researchers are seeking to explore the heart at a depth that was ...

Researchers find new mutation in the leptin gene

'Hunger hormone' imbalance can trigger obesityCredit: Texas Biomed San Antonio, Texas (June 19, 2019) - The global obesity epidemic is ...

Embryonic microRNA fuels heart cell regeneration, Temple researchers show

(Philadelphia, PA) - By adulthood, the heart is no longer able to replenish injured or diseased cells. As a result, ...

‘Sneezing’ plants contribute to disease proliferation

Credit: Virginia Tech Virginia Tech researchers discovered that wheat plants "sneezing" off condensation can vastly impact the spread of spore-borne ...

B chromosome first — mechanisms behind the drive of B chromosomes uncovered

The specific number of chromosomes is one of the defining characteristics of a species. Whilst the common fruit fly carries ...

Media alert: New articles in The CRISPR Journal from MIT, Harvard, Editas, and others

The CRISPR Journal announces the publication of its June 2019 issue. The Journal is dedicated to validating and publishing outstanding ...

Mystery of immunosuppressive drug’s biosynthesis finally unlocked

Credit: ZHANG Wei and LI Shengying Mycophenolic acid (MPA), discovered in 1893, was the first natural antibiotic to be isolated ...

Structural development of the brain

Credit: Kanazawa University The human brain consists of neurons arranged into microscopic columns. The cortex, which is the seat of ...

The key to unlock bacterial fusion

Researchers identify how a Chlamydia-produced protein helps bacterial compartments fuse together, thus increasing pathogenicity PHILADELPHIA - Most people know Chlamydia ...

How bacteria kill host cells from the inside

June 20, 2019

Credit: Anne Blanc-Potard A bacterial pathogen that typically multiplies outside of host cells can enter and induce the destruction of ...

Landmark study signals shift in thinking about stem cell differentiation

June 20, 2019

Credit: FSU Photography Services A pioneering new study led by Florida State University biologists could fundamentally change our understanding of ...

Researchers develop a new, non-optical way to visualize DNA, cells, and tissues